A store manager making a bank run is robbed of thousands and it all started with a simple request for a cigarette. The heist unfolded on the store's surveillance cameras. "I had a feeling something wrong at this moment." said the El Cheapo manager, as he watched the recorded video unfold.Full story
Philip Morris International Inc. said Tuesday it plans to buy the remaining 20 percent stake in its Mexican subsidiary from business magnate Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso holding company. Full story
Sting operations aimed at black market cigarettes in New York had such weak investigative protocols and financial controls that money went missing and prosecutions were dismissed, the state inspector general reported Monday. Full story
The TODAY anchors chat about some of the hot topics of the day, including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s support of a proposal to increase the legal buying age for cigarettes from 18 to 21.
Melissa Harris-Perry’s panelists examine the federal cigarette tax and how our tax code can be used as a moral document.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing legislation that will force retailers to keep all cigarettes out of the public view. His prior efforts to curb smoking have been effective. The NOW panel discusses this round of restrictive sales laws in New York
In a bid to make cigarettes less visible, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is asking stores that sell tobacco products to keep them under the counter or behind curtains. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports New York City Mayor Bloomberg wants to require stores that sell cigarettes to hide them out of sight; and Mark Stevens, MSCO CEO; Mark Hannah, Former Kerry & Obama Campaign Aide; and Chip Saltsman, Former Huckabee Campaign ...
A man smokes a cigarette near a Danamon Bank ATM in Jakarta May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Beawiharta
Director Guillaume Canet smokes a cigarette as he arrives to attend a photocall for the film "Blood Ties" during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 20, 2013. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT)
New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly speaks at a news conference announcing an organized crime task force take down of an unstamped cigarette trafficking ring in New York, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
